Deprogramming, Brainwashing and the Medicalization of Deviant Religious Groups
- 1 February 1982
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Social Problems
- Vol. 29 (3) , 283-297
- https://doi.org/10.2307/800160
Abstract
Critics claim the brainwashing techniques cults use to win converts have pathological consequences. Deprogramming has restored numerous converts to a state accepted by parents and therapists as normal. The medicalization of the cult phenomena, and its conceptualization as a mental health problem, has expanded the jurisdiction of the medical profession into the areas of religion and social movements.Keywords
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